The School Record

Published admissions and inspection figures for schools in England, from the DfE, Ofsted and local authorities.

Alternatives to William Lovell Church of England Academy

6 other secondary schools nearby, nearest first · back to William Lovell Church of England Academy

These are the nearest schools that take children at the same age, and that we hold figures for. They are listed by distance, nearest first. This is not a league table. Nothing here says one school is better than another.

William Lovell Church of England Academy, for comparison

0.88 first preferences per place in the 2025 intake, tightening over the 5 most recent years held.

Ofsted report card (current framework), March 2026: Needs attention

Nearby schools

School Distance 1st prefs per place Demand since Latest Ofsted Catchment
The Giles Academy
Boston
9.4 km
5.8 mi
1.13 More families are naming it first
0.56 → 1.0
Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
King Edward VI Academy
Spilsby
11.3 km
7.0 mi
0.74 Fewer families are naming it first
0.78 → 0.67
Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
Boston High School
Boston
11.4 km
7.1 mi
1.33 Little change
1.29 → 1.39
School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
none published
Haven High Academy
⚠ Special measures
Boston
11.7 km
7.3 mi
0.57 Fewer families are naming it first
1.2 → 0.67
Inadequate
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Lincoln
12.4 km
7.7 mi
0.87 Little change
0.96 → 0.88
School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
none published
The Boston Grammar School
Boston
13.1 km
8.1 mi
1.27 Little change
1.24 → 1.29
Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
none published

"1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It is the newest year we hold for each school. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. "Catchment" says whether anyone publishes an area map for that school. Where nobody does, we hold no map, so we cannot say if an address is inside one.

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